Ted Alexander vs. Bill Campbell — Career Comparison

Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Campbell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Alexander built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Campbell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 3.54 and 1.411 for Bill Campbell. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Alexander and Bill Campbell

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.12
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.61
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.97
54.97
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.92
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
3.54
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
8.32
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
8.34
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.6
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.33
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.62
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.73
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
6.33
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
38.81
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5239
38.35
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.33
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
4.03
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.64
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.61
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
34.39
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4595
33.64
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Ted Alexander and Bill Campbell

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.12
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.87
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.82
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.26
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.23
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.13
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Alexander and Bill Campbell

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
14000
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.65
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
12.19
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-3.72
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
13.28
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0